Observed 1:55 AM CDT at KDNS

Dunlap, IA weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Forecasts differ

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 52°11° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 1 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	34%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	48%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	33%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	68%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	64%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	70%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	77%	95%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	69%	97%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	79%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 53°12° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	79%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 72°22°)	68°20°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	77%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 57°14° to 73°23°)	69°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	83%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 57°14° to 73°23°)	70°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	85%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 72°22°)	69°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	89%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 58°14° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	55%	95%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	99%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	62°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	67%	91%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 11p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	86%	0
Tue 12a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	72%	81%	0
Tue 1a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	58°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	90%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–60°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–77°25°
Low, likely
37°3°–56°13°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 52°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 69°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 55–74°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Willow Creek near Soldier

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 65.5 ft

Reading from Sun 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Soldier River at Pisgah

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 151 cfs

Reading from Sun 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Boyer River at Logan

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 480 cfs

Reading from Sun 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Sioux River near Turin

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 1,030 cfs

Reading from Sun 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:43 PM; Morning 7:28–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:54 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:13 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dunlap.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dunlap, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Willow Creek near Soldier

Soldier River at Pisgah

Boyer River at Logan

Little Sioux River near Turin

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon